| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 233 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) |
| Contents |
Introduction: land of illusions -- The country of the three Kims -- The struggling national economy -- The emerging people's economy -- Propaganda, news, and South Korean soap operas -- Public declarations and private thoughts -- The human rights deficit -- Silent defectors -- Faint light at the end of the tunnel |
| Summary |
This unique book, now fully updated, provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian government of Kim Jong-un shapes every aspect of its citizens' lives, how the command socialist economy has utterly failed, and how ordinary individuals struggle to survive through small-scale capitalism. Weighing the very limited individual rights allowed, the authors illustrate how the political class system and the legal system serve solely as tools of the regime |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984- -- Influence
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Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Kim, Chŏng-il, 1942-2011 fast |
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Kim, Chŏng-ŭn, 1984- fast |
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Political culture -- Korea (North)
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Economic history
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Manners and customs
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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Gesellschaft
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Wirtschaft
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| SUBJECT |
Korea (North) -- Social life and customs
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions
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Korea (North) -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115735
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2013000380
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 1994-2011. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005660
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| Subject |
Korea (North)
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Nordkorea
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oh, Kong Dan
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| LC no. |
2021676903 |
| ISBN |
9781442237193 |
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1442237198 |
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9781442237193 |
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